Friday, October 22, 2010

Scrappy Quilt

This little quilt is made entirely of scraps from my 2-1/2 inch container and my 4-1/2 inch container. My friend Moe did the machine quilting.

Here is the pieced back.

I decided to machine sew the binding as usual to the front, and then sew in the ditch to finish the back side of the binding. I have never done that before and although the back side is not perfectly even and some of the stitching is a little wobbly, it still looks OK because it is black.

This little piece of stitchery is one I purchased recently. Unfortunately I did not look closely at what I was buying and was dismayed to discover that the fabric is 32 count. With my poor eyesight, 32 count is a real challenge. I have my eyeball practically on top of the magnifying glass to find my place. Thank goodness this is a small project!

The sweater I was knitting is now finished. I just need to sew it together and steam block it. Pictures to come soon. There was one skein of yarn leftover so I decided to make a matching scarf, adding another skein of contrasting color from the same yarn family. I am knitting it length-wise, so there are 275 stitches on my circular needle.

Today I am grateful for -1. A scrambled egg for breakfast.2. A phone call from a dear friend.3. The freedom to choose which project (from many) that I want to work on and which to ignore.

2 comments:

What a great way to use up scraps of fabric...I think I will start making squares out of my scraps instead of keeping odd sizes!! I have read so much about making scraps into squares but your quilt is really making sense to me!! Thanks Bonnie.

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Retired and loving it. Now I have plenty of time to quilt, stitch, stamp, knit, read, and volunteer at church. There is also time to be lazy, stare out the window, waste time on the computer, and do Sudoku puzzles. I'm a happy camper!